When to renew

Renewal options

By mail

If your license hasn’t expired or has been expired less than 1 year:

Complete and sign your renewal notice.

Mail it to the address on the renewal notice with a check or money order for the fee (payable to the Department of Licensing). If you don’t renew your license before it expires, you must pay an additional late fee.

If your license has been expired for 1 year or more, you must reapply for a license. To reapply: